Management and Treatment of Elbow and Forearm Injuries - 21/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.emc.2010.07.005
Jorge L. Falcon-Chevere, MD a, ⁎ 
, Dana Mathew, MD b, c, Jose G. Cabanas, MD c, d, Eduardo Labat, MD e
, Dana Mathew, MD b, c, Jose G. Cabanas, MD c, d, Eduardo Labat, MD e a Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Hospital UPR Dr Federico Trilla, 65th Infantry Avenue Km 3.8, Carolina, PR 00985, USA
b WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Emergency Services Institute, 3000 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610, USA
c Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive, CB# 7594, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7594, USA
d WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Clinical Research Unit, Emergency Services Institute, 3000 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610, USA
e Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Rio Piedras, PR 00926, USA
Corresponding author. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.Résumé |
Orthopedic injuries to the upper extremity are frequently seen in the emergency department (ED). The emergency medicine practitioner must be proficient in recognizing these injuries and their associated complications, and be able to provide appropriate orthopedic management. This article highlights the most frequent forearm and elbow injuries seen in the ED.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Elbow injury, Forearm injury, Nightstick, Galeazzi, Monteggia, Essex-Lopresti, Supracondylar fractures, Elbow dislocation
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Vol 28 - N° 4
P. 765-787 - novembre 2010 Retour au numéro
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